|| India Correspondent ||

Delhi Capitals (DC) have a strong squad this season and they can win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title as well, said assistant coach Mohammad Kaif. However, Delhi finished runners-up last season, losing to Mumbai Indians in the final by five wickets as well.

“We want to go one step further this year and that’s the Delhi Capitals team goal. We have the players to win the title. We were very close last year and the plus point for this season is that most of the players such as Rishabh Pant have been playing a lot of cricket. They have been in touch with the game and therefore they are in good rhythm going into the IPL,” said Kaif.

The swashbuckling former India batsman has attended his first practice session with the team at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai on Saturday and he is quite confident about a good season as well.

“The players have been carrying out batting and bowling drills in the last few days. As a coaching group we decided to focus on fielding skills in today’s practice session. The players took some catches under lights. It was a great session. I got to meet many young players in the team and the experienced ones as well. I had a good chat with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane,” he further added.

Kaif also added that the coaching staff will soon decide a detailed training plan once head coach Ricky Ponting joins the team after finishing his quarantine period as well.